08-19-2018, 08:18 AM
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https://www.wweek.com/news/2018/08/09/vo...cy-theory/
https://www.wweek.com/news/2018/08/09/vo...cy-theory/
Quote:Voodoo Doughnut Is at the Center of a Rising Far-Right Conspiracy Theory
A YouTube video claiming the famous Portland doughnut franchise is a front for child trafficking has sparked the hashtag #donutgate.
Voodoo Doughtnut (Tony Webster / Flickr)
By Matthew Singer |
Published August 9
Updated August 9
Voodoo Doughnut has become the latest target of a right-wing conspiracy theory.
The "Doughnutgate" theory claims that Voodoo, the internationally famous Portland doughnut franchise, is the front for a child trafficking ring.
The allegation is getting traffic on conspiracy websites like 4chan and 8chan, where anonymous users defend President Trump and oftentimes allege, without any evidence, that his critics are pedophiles and child traffickers.
There's not a clear reason why conspiracy theorists would target Voodoo, except that it is based in progressive Portland, a recent fixation of the right.
According to Media Matters, a journalism watchdog website, on Aug. 4, a man identified as Michael Whelan appeared on a YouTube show and during the course of an 80-minute conversation, claims to have attended a party at Voodoo co-owner Tres Shannon's Portland house where the sexual abuse of children was taking place.
The video currently has over 71,000 views and sparked the hashtags #donutgate and #doughnutgate—a nod to #pizzagate, the widely publicized and discredited claim that high-ranking Democrats were running a child-sex ring out of a Washington, D.C., pizzeria. In fact, during the interview, Whelan implied the two are connected.
Representatives from Voodoo did not immediately respond to requests for comment.